All user reviews for the Roland JUNO-106

Perfect Keyboard. Analog polyphonic excellent. A multitude of choices in presets.

USE

A keyboard like this one, it is not master on. That's for years but soon got used to it quickly and the product.
LFO Freq + controllable over what is perfect and what is cool, too, is the HPF. with both Chorus. It smashes. As against the presets for stored, must want. But after this is a keyboard on which you have to play in the freestyle sounds if it is for the studio only.

SOUNDS

Broken Beat DeepHouse + + + Hip Hop Soul + Nu Nu Jazz it could be perfect.
Velocity nickel. The affected to a synth like this one is very good, it is easy to play on it and you feel comfortable.


NOTICE GLOBAL

I have since January 2011, but I had tested with a friend who has one for years ... I fell absolutely in love (the keyboard of course ...)
In the analog I tested the MS2000 is very good but nothing to do ... (I want to do there ...)

Which sucks Roland, that there is no knob, unlike Moog or MS20, MS2000. But otherwise it is great !!!

I would do without this choice problem. Tomorrow he has a breakdown and was told that it is irreparable I ra-a cheterais directly.

To correct some erroneous opinion, this synth is not analog. COD ... Polyphony Digital are very limited for tablecloths. Otherwise everything is said.

USE

...dropoff Window

SOUNDS

Sounds with a typical grain synths mid 80s, nothing extraordinary, MKS-50 is as well and with a reasonable price ... The effects (chorus) his cousin Juno-60 are much higher!

NOTICE GLOBAL

I agree with the previous notification that the reliability is poor, I owned two Juno-106 and 2 had defects (one was bought in new condition), namely contacts keys that were deteriorating, sliders spitting, audio outputs that let loose ... So I take great care of my instruments. The Juno-106 is the only machine "vintage" who asked me so many problems! If at least the grain was something more but no. Also the price is completely absurd, it's not worth more than 200 or 300 euros depending on the state. A fad that people follow, it will happily!

Already mentioned several times

UTILIZATION

super simple, analog what

SOUNDS

I have not seen many people emphasize the strings or whatever, but I think he does a very nice tablecloths and not that powerful bass or transcendent leads ... well ill just program it.

OVERALL OPINION

Objectively the Juno 106 is really good both sound level that ergonomics issue but it's not that reliable at all !!
I never set screws on the cover because I often fiddle with the tracks, but it's a pleasure to fix because it's really easy SUPER !!!
Well it's over, after completely boned, cleaned pampered for at least two months to repair it works fine now, but it's really a fairly fragile beast that not require a lot of maintenance and time.

Everything said above ...

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use, this is not the DX7 ...

SOUNDS

Sounds very typical 80s, pop, new wave, contrary to what is often said, the juno 106 analog sounds since already at the base is an analog and true!
Of course, he did not attack a prophet 5, treble, and dissonance an ARP, but the price is not the same either!
But it sounds much better than many copies of old synths out for a few years ...
tablecloths are have a huge spectrum and heat (with the chorus of course), crystalline treble and bass (even more in unison mode) sub and very captivating.

OVERALL OPINION

mix with vst or other digital synths, it is immediately ahead and surprised by his presence.
J I'm used to a lot of songs and I have never been disappointed
I just regret that there have no true second oscillator parameters to dissoner sound, but as I said above, this is not a P5 or an ARP ...
I think it is a good synth for someone who wants a first analog
Positive, a little fiddling, you can use this synth as chorus just by plugging in another synth above .... and the chorus is huge and swollen juno sound awesomely

This is an analog synthesizer (DCO to be precise, Digitally Controlled Oscillator) in the early 80.Il has 6 voices, memories (128) but not arpeggiator. This is a keyboard that was prevalent at the time. You could even buy at FNAC, and yes, it existed .... There is a stereo chorus, which adds a lot to the sound, although it breath a little - it's part of the Juno-106! It is equipped noon, one of the first at the time.

UTILIZATION

It is very simple to use, like most analog keyboards. A = slider function. It acts on the sounds in real time, no mouse, windows, mac, ipad .... this is fabulous.

SOUNDS

The sounds are great, the analog is incomparable. Of course this is a big unless its a Moog or ARP, but the possibilities are enormous, and there are plenty of finesse. The filter is very good.

OVERALL OPINION

Like all ancient instruments, there may be technical problems, but nothing is irreparable. A keyboard like this with memories and MIDI is incomparable. The DCO are that the agreement is very stable, no worries on that side.
I have a lot of old keyboards for all brands, and frankly, the Juno-106 worth.

Keyboard cheap! good manufacturing general metal, wood, plastic ...
Heavy and bulky machine
Everything is on hand, there's more!

UTILIZATION

Simple, it's a real synth, very interesting to start, intuitive editing ...

SOUNDS

Sounds of bass, big bass unstable, although analog, although dirty, and superimposed sampled in L & R with a slight offset between the two, then it sounds fat ...
Warning the sound are reduced compared to what is better today.
It is a beautiful sound color to have in your studio.
No more than 250 Euros beyond it's stolen.

OVERALL OPINION

For bass, analog history to have more of a recent setup.
Superb room, but not mistress ...

What can I say except that this subtractive deserves its reputation. It is in my studio controlled by a Mac via a MOTU 8pre. I mostly use it for bass or electro leads.

UTILIZATION

It is a machine super intuitive seen how we can wipe the sounds in all directions via potentiometers. By itself, the PWM slider is able to transform a music box of his baby in a Lead scathing right thickness. So when you touch the filter, it becomes pure happiness.

SOUNDS

Great for electro, obviously terrible for the 80's sounds, and some organs like "Cathedral" are breathtaking. AH yes, the breath, there are a few active as soon as the chorus, it's the only downside of the machine in my opinion.

OVERALL OPINION

This is a machine that was broken. I told myself that I shall attempt a repair. AND although I do not regret it a shot. All 6 channels are always original, I have just spent with acetone and then I have realigned the beast with a procedure that I found on the NET. Now it sounds better before the failure. Briefly saw his rating from Argus today I am very glad I bought in 1990 for 5,000 francs (about 125 €, 830 FF) time. This is the first pro synth I bought and I never am never separated.

6 voice analog synth with poly. 1 + 1 LPF HPF, 3 + COD noise, an LFO, a ADSRte
keyboard 61 k, 2x64 memories, CC sends and receives twelve o'clock and prg.

UTILIZATION

very simple to use, one button = one function

SOUNDS

pretty good at bass, leads, pads and fx, chorus I and II to thicken appreciably certain sounds.

compare it with the DX7 as I read in another opinion is meaningless, it's a synth while the DX is FM

OVERALL OPINION

I own the 106 for over 15 years is a machine very reliable and robust with a very nice grain. However the limited possibilities of modulations (lfo 1seul, a single envelope) do not make some typical effects or stamps that can be achieved with a monster like the Waldorf Q or with plugins synths. personnelemnt I no longer use it since lgtps, I keep to the subject and the collector side. I much prefer my blofeld or the Logic ES2, or NI Massive Dune and Synapse.
In short, a great collector's item that can acquire more for fun than for utility. Bcp plugin sonnet as well and offer much more possibilities.

A synth, decried by some, it seems that it is he that is avoided .. absolutely!
Indeed these vcf-vca the famous VAC 80017 A are the basis of these problems, it breaks one after the other ..
otherwise very enjoyable synth, with 6-note polyphony 3 dual mode! potato in the bass, the possibility of swelling in his stack, is a very big sound, preset progammables 128, tt good as analog, it features classic waveforms, square, triangle, pink noise, sine, all synchronized tilt on sub, perfect for Foley type Elico, Oxygen wind noise genres etc. ..
the vca vcf are very fragile, which led to the to be maligned by a lot .. but its main weapon is the quick and easy programming, a grain .. for sure, and a potato stack of brass for, what its competitor called the DX 7 can not do, or too badly!
it is a safe bet for analog subtractive sounds, but fragile, we must be sure before making the purchase, that all is well .. for the revised sav on these filters is very dear ..
A book for aficionados Roland, beginner and other crazy old unrevised bécannes past .. your way, because it will cost you a finite 2 to 3 times its purchase price ..

UTILIZATION

A synth, decried by some, it seems that it is he that is avoided .. absolutely!
Indeed these vcf-vca the famous VAC 80017 A are the basis of these problems, it breaks one after the other ..
otherwise very enjoyable synth, with 6-note polyphony 3 dual mode! potato in the bass, the possibility of swelling in his stack, is a very big sound, preset progammables 128, tt good as analog, it features classic waveforms, square, triangle, pink noise, sine, all synchronized tilt on sub, perfect for Foley type Elico, Oxygen wind noise genres etc. ..
the vca vcf are very fragile, which led to the to be maligned by a lot .. but its main weapon is the quick and easy programming, a grain .. for sure, and a potato stack of brass for, what its competitor called the DX 7 can not do, or too badly!
it is a safe bet for analog subtractive sounds, but fragile, we must be sure before making the purchase, that all is well .. for the revised sav on these filters is very expensive ..
A book for aficionados Roland, beginner and other crazy old unrevised bécannes past .. your way, because it will cost you a finite 2 to 3 times its purchase price ..

SOUNDS

A synth, decried by some, it seems that it is he that is avoided .. absolutely!
Indeed these vcf-vca the famous VAC 80017 A are the basis of these problems, it breaks one after the other ..
otherwise very enjoyable synth, with 6-note polyphony 3 dual mode! potato in the bass, the possibility of swelling in his stack, is a very big sound, preset progammables 128, tt good as analog, it features classic waveforms, square, triangle, pink noise, sine, all synchronized tilt on sub, perfect for Foley type Elico, Oxygen wind noise genres etc. ..
the vca vcf are very fragile, which led to the to be maligned by a lot .. but its main weapon is the quick and easy programming, a grain .. for sure, and a potato stack of brass for, what its competitor called the DX 7 can not do, or too badly!
it is a safe bet for analog subtractive sounds, but fragile, we must be sure before making the purchase, that all is well .. for the revised sav on these filters is very expensive ..
A book for aficionados Roland, beginner and other crazy old unrevised bécannes past .. your way, because it will cost you a finite 2 to 3 times its purchase price ..

OVERALL OPINION

A synth, decried by some, it seems that it is he that is avoided .. absolutely!
Indeed these vcf-vca the famous VAC 80017 A are the basis of these problems, it breaks one after the other ..
otherwise very enjoyable synth, with 6-note polyphony 3 dual mode! potato in the bass, the possibility of swelling in his stack, is a very big sound, preset progammables 128, tt good as analog, it features classic waveforms, square, triangle, pink noise, sine, all synchronized tilt on sub, perfect for Foley type Elico, Oxygen wind noise genres etc. ..
the vca vcf are very fragile, which led to the to be maligned by a lot .. but its main weapon is the quick and easy programming, a grain .. for sure, and a potato stack of brass for, what its competitor called the DX 7 can not do, or too badly!
it is a safe bet for analog subtractive sounds, but fragile, we must be sure before making the purchase, that all is well .. for the revised sav on these filters is very expensive ..
A book for aficionados Roland, beginner and other crazy old unrevised bécannes past .. your way, because it will cost you a finite 2 to 3 times its purchase price ..

Poly 6 voice analog (some would say semi)
An oscillator (DCO), an envelope
+ Sub oscillator
assignable mod wheel: filter, pitch LFO +
portamento
chorus (2positions), for me it makes him sound and reputation of these synths
PM: IN OUT THROUGH, 128 memory, attention keyboard not dynamic!

Note the switch in + which allows to play the envelope upside down, ca provides an effect that I like
the only thing I missed is the arpeggiator (present on the 6 and 60)

UTILIZATION

One thing is clear: it is super easy to use, in large part to the unique casing and osc
This makes it convenient and attractive: I turn it all the time, was making sounds in no time oeuil, save in the box, played on the sequencer ..
the keyboard is wide (5 octaves) and pleasant
it gives me a reference on ergonomics

SOUNDS

I used almost exclusively for its ground .. they are super type but that's why I love that sound. I played in the medium, they create a unique space environment
in the treble sounds a little too metal for an analog
about low utliisable yeah it, but there's better, I also have a pro one and there's no picture!
the cut off is radical (you must be very precise), the resonance is a winner
well to the sweep
too surprising when it is sequenced in rapid arpeggios (I like the portamento)
in fact it appears rather well in a mix
it seems that it sounds less "hot" that his brothers Juno 6 and 60

OVERALL OPINION

I did well, and I miss,
ay think I turned to the juno 60, in which the arpeggio +, and vintage look good with wooden sides ..
but still the 106 is a great machine, "all in one" with its many features, its simplicity makes it very user friendly, and this sound, to some use.
price or it is found ca the blow is altogether

Alala ... a synthetic analogue is fragile, heavy, her look is not fashion, digital display alpha 2 lead ... but what I love. These synths have the pesonal therefore, by tweaking a little mninges, you can do anything. (although if I can is that it's highly accessible)
CHARACTERISTICS are those of the data sheet.

oh yes, frankly 6 voice polyphony is more than enough ...

the only (very big) catch is that it is of dpourvu arpgiateur. ("/> (" />
there Videm way to use cubase for the squence BCAN but ...

UTILIZATION

I use it only with analog pedals and my guitar amp (not man, ca does not damage the amp!). In this way, I do not work with the South (I understand it).
The edition is very simple (simpler than the current gas plants)
you find the one that gets off on you, you relied on save, you record on numro Patch DSIR crushes you and you're jou.

SOUNDS

Ralistes? you crazy? the better they are not practitioner. It sounds analog you know ...

arf effect ... For me juno106 rings hollow without the chorus trs II initiated (the chorus is good but I trslger)

VLOC aftertouch or not (it's a shame too ...)

he feels comfortable in a lot of situations and gives a personality mix.
the juno106 sounds a little fat as 60 months but trs trs good too!
leads and pads are so much fun! the ball

OVERALL OPINION

Super synth that is a myth that is clear.

I put my 9 simply because the lack of arpgiateur me even when rler.

I would say in conclusion that if you are looking for a juno and you know nothing about the south
(That is - say + / - 1% of you), rather j'obterais for 60.

for users of noon on juno106 is what it takes because juno60 (450) plus the humidification kit (200) ca prsque returns the argus of jupiter 6 .... who can understand

Synth 5 octaves
full twelve o'clock
2 bank of 86 presets (not on it's been a yawn)
6 voice polyphony

UTILIZATION

Super simple programming
Manuel unnecessary
sliders in facades

SOUNDS

Music for the electro or new age, exellent chorus, keyboard, a super quality (at the same time that is the Roland). Watch sounds like tablecloths or strings that are fantastic (the 81 or 82, I saois more accurately, a beautiful strings, dark and intense, like a white chocolate Magnum!) Bass are also good, warm, but it lacks arpgiateur a way to make a tube Bronski Beat.

OVERALL OPINION

I have had in my Possession only two days, but then what Journe, a time before we dcolle addition, each sound reminds one tube of 20 years ago, sounds fat and a sin!
that is probably one of the best available analog, a kid of 6 years can do a 1 minute thirty sounds as everything is intuitive, facade. I recommend all those who are new ds the world of synthesis as the pros who it will spit out sounds more poutouflants.En is not very expensive, a must for the Students somewhat like me in search of fortune, but against qualit.Par not be put off by its color flash, much loveth not look at synths rtro (me I adore) you say that the more synth air con, the more it will be good, they are the fathers of modern plastic stuff, the charm is that of orez you heard the first sounds.

This is another one of those boards that comes industry ready right out of the box. It’s extremely easy to get it set up and ready to start making great music. The editing abilities on this board are easy to do and the workstation is easy to navigate. I love the pitch and modulation on this board, works great and is very smooth.

UTILIZATION

The manual is very easy to understand and is concise and in depth. But unfortunately the manual doesn’t come in a printed version. Some of use love to have hard copies of a manual and don’t want to have to pop in a cd just for a reference on something we might need to check or to do. Even with the ease of computers, I still prefer a hard copy of a manual so I can just index what I’m looking for and find it and understand what I need. I don’t like having to find the cd and put it in just for a quick reference.

SOUNDS

This board comes stock with a few sounds that sound great and are very warm and clean. The brass sounds are really realistic in my opinion. I was very surprise with the quality of the brass sounds and presets. But there arent enough presets for me, I wish it had a few more.

The Piano sounds didn’t impress me and weren’t as good as they are on the other boards that are out in the music world today. The just didn’t seem as realistic and warm as I am use to with the Fantom and Motif. Choir and Organ patches are good and unique sounding patches, but nothing that blows other boards out of the water, just very basic sounding patches.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall this is a very good keyboard from Roland JUNO 106, the synths on this board have the weird feel to them, great board for techno or club music. This board is pretty expensive but not as bad as a lot of other professional boards on the market.

Not much else to note except MIDI compatibility is almost complete.
An excellent polyphonic analog synth!

UTILIZATION

Truly one of the easiest synths and pleasant to use.
While there are not tons of parameters to edit, the controls are extremely accurate and flexible at a time. I have other analog synths that have more buttons and settings, but the Juno-106 remains by far the synthesizer on which I have the most control.
The conficuration is very simple and the manual is of course totally unnecessary.

SOUNDS

It is by comparing it with other synths like you realize how the sounds of the Juno-106 grand and have nothing to envy the Junos before. It is a very powerful synth in the lower frequencies, thus sweeps juicy and deep bass! The filter, in turn, is fantastic and can self-oscillate, generating a perfect sine wave. And need I say more about the wonderful chorus Roland.
The sounds of the Juno-106 can be used for many styles of electronic music: from ambient to industrial. It is also ideal for the synth for the followers of new-wave revival (Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Ladytron, etc ...)
No velocity or aftertouch, but a very expressive portamento.
I like almost all the sounds, especially low HUGE, tablecloths, pads, strings ... It is a bit limited so the module side Juno-106 is limited to analog sounds simple but still amazing.

OVERALL OPINION

I did that last summer (2007) and I play it all the time.
I really like all of this synth (except maybe the fact that it has no sides in wood. I told him a pair in size one day ...)
Very good quality / price ratio.
I would do if this choice?
ABSOLUTELY!

Simple, effective: that is the Juno-106. An early afternoon (1983). Edition fastoche sounds.

UTILIZATION

While front ... No need to have 12 tank ...

SOUNDS

The Juno-106 is not realistic to create SPNs. That sounds factory. on the other hand, in this regritre, we can do many things: fx, tablecloths, lead (if we play double-poly, that is to say, in mono, then everyone in the shelter! It rocks!) and even theremin sounds incredible.

OVERALL OPINION

I stumbled on it in a music store. The sellers had only one thing on deposit / sale "to rid a friend." It was the Juno-106 and I took it right after 30 minutes test. I do not regret my choice. At the time, it was the beginning of the euro and I had it for 350 euros. For the same money, I make this choice without problem.

Go too j'my is, everyone already knows that this synth is hell but I want to add my button ...
Just to say that while the arpeggiator is not more, important to remember that it is super brushes noon. I plugged my RS7000 and then the foot, it turns nickel, rs of the arpeggiator is really the old roland sound. And at noon, all controllers send information, in short, a pure Panard.

For the rest you already know everything

UTILIZATION

The manual chopper on the net is sufficient.

SOUNDS

The sound is very good but very typical and quite limited in terms of performance and sonic palette. It's easy to recognize when Sir juno opens its filter.

Anyway it's hard to get bored. We will see over time

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it after reading all that can be said on this forum and I do not regret it.
This is my first real hard and analog synth. I do not know if I could sell it one day.
I'm just afraid to see him fail and have to spend running to paris filled in for repair ...

But hey when you love it does not count?
edit: I still took away some points on the sound and the overall opinion for the fact that it is still fairly limited range of sound level and its lack of reliability because of its age

I just sell mine, more room to put it. I still cry, but I know he's in good hands that comfort me (a little). The features are very well detailed vintage synth explore.

I read everywhere that it is fragile and unreliable but during the five years since I had mine it has never had a single problem ... Besides being digital oscillators (DCO) and not pure analog, the synthesizer does not suffer any lack of tuning or other common problems on real analog synths oscilloscope ...

And MIDI implementation, it is not nothing-if it was as good on all analos, Kenton would no longer work.

UTILIZATION

Everything at hand, as I like. Manual easy to download and useless.

Effects: THE CHORUS!

SOUNDS

I especially like the Juno for his pads / layers, which can get very very low in the low ... It may even save their patches in the form of audio file, since Juno was using a backup tape.

OVERALL OPINION

I got five years and I sold because I could not do otherwise. If I find the same in rack version, I instantly bought it I have several pieces only with this synth ...

Too expensive? it will not be accepted? 450 euros for it is given! Remember that at that price you do not have the beginning of a Nordlead ....